Bed or the like.



Patented Feb. 15, 1916.`

D. K. HALL.

BED 0R THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY l1, 1914.

THE coLuMBlA PLANDGRAPM CD., WASHINGTON. D. cV

. 'UMTED STATES formt,

DWIGHT K. HALL, or MONT CLAIR. Nnw'JE-nsnv, AssIGNon TornAnKAQrrAnL, ory

MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

BED on T nE'LIKn..

To all whomc' may concer-n.:

Be it 'known that I, DWIGHT KIMBALL Hanna citizen vof the United States, residing at Montclair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented `certain new and useful Improvements in .Beds or the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and .useful improvements in beds, cribs, orthe like, which there is provided a' vertically slldable side frame, which when in its uppermost 4position constitutes with the V other side and two endy frames, a complete inclosure,and which may be moved to its lowermost position 4in` order to permit of ready access to the bed or crib.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a structure ot' this general type in which there is a latch or lock for holding the movable side frame in its uppermost4 position, which latch is controlled by footoperating means out of reach of a childV within the crib or bed.

Another object is to provide a structure of the kind described in which, whenthe latch is operated, the movable frame will slide` downwardly by. gravity, so that it need not be manipulatedat all in sending it to its downward position.

Still another object is'to provide a form oflatch such that it willalways return to latching position when l the `movable side frame is brought to its uppermost position,

andfurther 1to.. provide a latching mecha-V nism in which only Aa portion of the sameis movedV when the movable side frame .is

raised to its uppermost position.

Other objects of the invention will ap pear from the following specification, and the scope of protection contemplated will be indica-ted in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, whichv are to be taken as a part of this specication, and in which I have shown a preferred form of embodiment of the invention as applied to one side of an ordinary bed or crib, Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing the movable parts in one position in full.

ner posts of bed or crib, .andfit will be understood that there are two more such corner posts on the other side of the structure, and that the other sident the structure may be provided with means similar to what is shownin the` drawings.: Each of` the' corner posts maybe provided with a-V caster 4, and the corner posts vare connected bymeans of a side rail 5, as usuah Each cornei1 post is also provided vwitlra guide rod 6` suitably secured theretoas` byv means kof the brackets 7', and there isa side frame 8 vwhich is 1 vertically slidable onl these guide. v rods 6. The side Aframe 8 comprises upperV and lower horizontal rails and vertical connecting rods 9. The ends of each of the horizontal -rails arefprovided-with.alined aperturedrlugs 10, through which pass the respective guide rods 6.,' rlhe vguide rods Gwill, of 5 course,- be considerably longer than the height ofthe side frame 8, the guide rods extending 'from points near Vthe upper ends The Specification of Letters Patent.' Patented Fely, 1916,

i Application sled May Y11, 1914. serial No. 337,621.

of'a pair of members 11. Each one of these members 11'is pivotally secured to a clip member 111', this clip member in turn Vis arranged to'be securely held in position by having one of `its ends bent around the horizontalv flange vof the side V:trame as shown in Fig.y 2. The free end of the pivoted member 11 is upwardly curved to provide a seat for the lower horizontal rail of the side frame 8, and the member l1 is capable of being moved upwardly to the dotted line position of Fig. 2.

Cooperating vwith each of the pivoted members 11 is a two-armed wiper 12 which is pivoted on the side rail otfthebed. Each wiper 12 has a depending arnrl, and the ends of these depending arms 14: are pivotally connected to a connecting rod 15.- The connecting rod 15 is pivoted intermedi ate its ends, yas at 16 to a foot lever 17, which foot lever is pivoted to the side rail 5 of the bed as at 18. It will be evident that as the vfoot lever 17 is` moved in either-direction7 as for instance to the position shown in dotted lines iny Fig. 17 the Wipers l2 willVl likewise bebroiight to the positions indicated in dotted lines in that igiire, With the result that the pivoted members l1 ivill lbe raised up to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Beforethis isvdone, the side frame 8 will be slightly raised so that its Weight will vno longer bear upon the tion of Fig. l. When it is desired to bring' the said 'trame to its full line position of Fig. l again, this Vis accomplished by return-- ingthe foot lever 17 to its full line position shown in Fig. l, and then raising the side frame to the dotted line positionofFig. 2. The pivoted members 1l have, inthe meantime, assumed the full line position of Fig. l for the reason that the spring bed bottom, indicatedr conventionally by dot and dash lines in Fig. 2, presses against the free ends ot the pivoted members l1, and tends to displace them from their vertical position to the full line position of Fig.' Q. It should be noted that Whenrthe side frame is raised the members ll are the only part of the latch oted members 1l as shown in full lines in Fig. 2. It Will. be understood of course that Copies of this patent may bey obtainedfor movable in a plane outside the side rail',of aV pivoted member. carried by thec side rail ,t havin(r its freel end movable -transverselvv L'D .l

into and oiit of the'path of travel of "saidI frame,a movable lever mechanism having` connection with said side rail and` adapted;

to have frictional engagement With said piv- 1 oted member for movingthe pivoted inem-r ber out of the path of the movable frame; n

The combination With abed structure having a side rail fand a frame vertically' `movable in a plane outside the side raihfof a pivoted ineniberfcarriedby the side rail liavingits outer end movable ltransversely-l iiito and out of the path omovement,of'V the frame, a lever pivoted to the side rail;V a Wiper liavingfrictional engagement ivitfh said pivoted member for moving `said iiieniber out oi the pathof tliei'rame, said Wiper having swinging connection with saidflevei' and said side rail. 'Y

3. rEhe combination with a bed structure having' side rail, a frame vertieally'movable in a plane outside the side rail,' a member pivoted to the side railand havingtransi verse movementinto and oiit'of the-pathrof travel oit' said movable frame', a lever .pivoted to the side rail and provided with means for :trictionally engaging the member to raise the same out of the path of travel ofE in testimony lwhereof I aiX my signature o in presence of'tivo Witnesses.

TWitnesses z H. VERONICA FiTzPArRIoK MARY H. LEWIS.

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